"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
-Albert Einstein
I think it's just human nature to have to complicate things. But when you're in the clinic, that is no time to be an academic or philosopher.
I've always harped on clinical results. Working in the clinic is working in the trenches so to speak. This is where the rubber meets the road. Any flowery ideas of acupuncture or Chinese medicine, all the lovely beautiful concepts and theories, they mean nothing. Results are the only thing that matters - and the treatments behind them. While many think this disparages the "art", what it actually is, is putting the patient first. I will never apologize for putting the patient above ideology that doesn't deliver results, and only serves to comfort one's ego.
I've seen so many peeps brag about what they can do. What they know, how they can "control qi", or the degrees they have. Something is always missing in this bragging though - the patient.
Learning is fun, philosophy is extremely interesting, exploring new idea is important. But in the clinic it's all about keeping it simple.
Likewise, how are you explaining things to your patients? Are you lecturing on the differences between acupuncture and dry needling? Are you over explaining how your treatments are helping them? Have you noticed they glaze over after about 30 seconds?
It's best to keep working on your scripts and saying things very direct. Give the patients what they need - results. We excel in the clinic, delivering the tools we've learned. If we're talking, we're not working (unless you can do both at the same time).
And please, keep it simple!
Assessment & Treatment of 12 Peripheral Nerve Entrapments Using Electroacupuncture
This question came up at the December EXSTORE seminar. When does Anthony use the Pointer versus the ITO? (Or other longer-use estim device)
In this webinar Anthony goes over assessment and understanding of the major scoliotic curves. This includes how to base rehab prescriptions and how to select acupuncture treatment protocols for major scoliotic curves. We also review scoliotic curves on Xray and review what muscles are affected and the structural implications.
Here is the list of webinars in the library.
This does not include the recorded labs or the other webinars annual members get.
@Exstoreman @JoshuaSwart
I just wanted to express my thanks today for all that y'all put together and hope y'all keep showing up for this community and an ever growing number of people. Thank you for your mentorship.
Today I go into my 6th year in business and I feel EXSTORE and the techniques learned truly are essential to my practice. There is friction in growing a business but I am thankful to have y'all help grease the wheels to move forward with more ease and grace.
I'd like to attend EXSTORE again this year as well to catch up with old and new faces. Please send link for retake when you can.
Again I cannot express my thanks enough.
Have a new patient coming in next week who is a soccer player applying to D-1 schools. He had to take a gap year because of a full hamstring tear which started as a Grade 2-3 tear, then increased because he went back to playing too soon. (I believe the Biceps femoris) No surgery. PT this past year. When he finally got back to playing, he tore the OTHER leg, hamstring. Haven't seen him yet, but wanted to get a heads-up before treating him. He's set on playing starting in August as he will need to be seen playing in order to get into schools. Any advice, or webinar suggestions would be appreciated. He's coming in on Monday. Treatments? Taping? TIA @Exstoreman
